We think in generalities, but we live in detail. To make the past live, we must perceive it in detail in addition to thinking of it in generalities.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

There are no whole truths: All truths are half-truths.

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

...the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.

Your uniqueness is your trademark.

One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they ... divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.

Relationships based on deals between leaders or ruling elites tend to collapse amid popular anger.

I have repeatedly declared that it is impossible for a true Muslim to be a terrorist, nor can a terrorist be regarded as a true Muslim.

The Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world.

We are saved from nothing if we are not saved from sin.

Begin with duties of a man and rights will follow as spring follows winter

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

Where are you going?" he asked. "To break someone's heart," I replied.